The Latest Breaking News from north Queensland

Climate change in Far North Queensland and migration from the Sunshine Coast may be responsible for a population of barramundi living in the Brisbane River.

North Queensland residents have been shocked to find hailstones falling in Townsville as a heatwave grips the region.

A North Queensland vet says it is humans, not horses, who are of greatest concern as his region records the state's first case of Hendra in five years.

The family of a North Queensland teen who died in state care have opened up about the heartbreaking decision to put him there as a coronial inquiry investigates what went wrong.

A well-equipped tourist needed everything in his bag of tricks to guide a rescuer to him after he broke his ankle on a deserted walking track in North Queensland.

Luigia de Lazzari sailed from Italy in search of a better life. By coincidence her future husband arrived on the same ship that docked in Townsville in 1922. A century on, their descendants reflect on how their sacrifices have provided for the life they have today.

A 28-year-old man allegedly told two women in their 20s he was a yoga instructor before sexually assaulting them in North Queensland.

An inquest into the deaths of two men during North Queensland's 2019 floods has found nothing could have been done to prevent the tragedy, which unfolded as they fled from police.

After two failed roof rebuilds that created more damage than good, this North Queensland family blames CommInsure for leaving their home a veritable construction site that remains unsafe five years after Cyclone Debbie.